How to Lower Your Child’s Anxiety (Before Social Media Swallows Them Whole)

I love that we’re finally talking about mental health out loud. As a dad, whenever I see a real initiative to equip youth and young adults with the tools they need to manage their minds, I’m going to shout it from the rooftops.

If you want to know how to lower your child’s anxiety, the absolute best approach is a mix of setting digital boundaries, modeling emotional health, and literally dragging them outside to touch grass.

Google just announced a partnership with Active Minds, donating $5 million for a massive national expansion of mental health and digital wellbeing programming. Their goal? Equipping 100,000 young people with the skills and self-efficacy to take action for their mental health.

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